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Eat

Find posts to guide you through your “eat” section of your eat/wake/sleep cycle in the Babywise method. Find tips on breastfeeding, feeding solids, dropping feedings, and family mealtimes. You can also find tips on dealing with picky eating.

You Don’t Have to Like It, But You Do Have to Eat It

August 31, 2020August 31, 2017 by valplowman
Helpful phrase to get picky eaters to eat

I love my little phrases I use over and over again in my parenting journey. When I die and my children all sit around reminiscing about me, I am sure …

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Categories Discipline Phrases, Eat Tags picky eaters Leave a comment

How to Teach Table Manners to Your Child

October 15, 2024July 27, 2017 by valplowman
How to Teach Table Manners to Your Child and table manner ideas

When I was in the dating pool, all it took was a meal for me to be able to quickly know if I could pursue the relationship any further or …

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Categories Eat, Mealtime, Preschoolwise Tags BFBN, manners Leave a comment

Why Breastfed Babies are at a Higher Risk for Iron Deficiency, & What to do About it

October 15, 2024May 11, 2017 by valplowman
Why iron is so important for breastfed babies.

When it comes to feeding your baby solid foods, there is one very important mineral to keep in mind- iron. Babies are actually born with a backup of iron stores. …

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Categories Baby, Breastfeeding Tags BFBN, Guest Post, nursing 1 Comment

What To Do When Your Child Doesn’t Like A Certain Food

August 17, 2026August 22, 2016 by valplowman
Girl wearing a pink shirt pushing away a plate of vegetables with a disgusted look on her face

Does your child refuse a certain food? Before you force it or give up entirely, try these 5 tips for balancing respect for your kid’s preferences with raising a healthy, …

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Categories Eat Tags picky eaters 2 Comments

Super Baby Food Cookbook {Giveaway!}

January 15, 2024December 4, 2015 by valplowman
Super Baby Food Book

This is a sponsored post. I received this book for free to review it in exchange for this product. This post contains affiliate links. I have talked about the book …

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Categories Eat, Product Reviews Tags giveaway, super baby food 8 Comments

Cutting Chocolate when Breastfeeding

January 15, 2024November 24, 2015 by valplowman
Woman eating a chocolate bar

Get information on when and why to cut chocolate from your diet when you are breastfeeding. Will this be necessary for every baby? Okay. Here is the sad, hard truth. …

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5 Helpful Snack Policies for Your Kids

April 15, 2024November 16, 2015 by valplowman
Child eating strawberries while sitting in high chair

Snacks are great for kids, but snacks can also interfere with mealtime and lead to food issues. Get 5 policies you should put in place for snack time at your …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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